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2013 · first_quarter · Torts
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to medical malpractice reform; entire bills of the following: No Bill Number, The Provider Shield Act of 2011 (Formerly H.R.816)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to healthcare; entire bills of the following: No Bill Number, The Provider Shield Act of 2011 (Formerly H.R.816)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Torts
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to medical malpractice reform; entire bills of the following: No Bill Number, The Provider Shield Act of 2011 (Formerly H.R.816)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to healthcare; entire bills of the following: No Bill Number, The Provider Shield Act of 2011 (Formerly H.R.816)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (regarding medical liability), H.R. 5, Title I (regarding protection from medical liability lawsuits for medical volunteers) and Title V (regarding liability for good Samaritans); The Provider Shield Act (regarding standards of care in medical liability lawsuits), H.R. 816, entire bill; Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (regarding medical liability reform), S. 1099, entire bill; H.R. 3586 (regarding protection from medical liability lawsuits for medical volunteers), entire bill; Spending Reduction Act of 2012, H.R. 6684, Title IV (regarding medical liability reform)
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| LA |
| Dan Benishek | Republican | MI |
| Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | CA |
| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| Dennis Cardoza | Democratic | CA |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| John Fleming | Republican | LA |
| John R. Carter | Republican | TX |
| John Shimkus | Republican | IL |
| Joseph J. Heck | Republican | NV |
| Kay Granger | Republican | TX |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Lamar Smith | Republican | TX |
| Lynn A. Westmoreland | Republican | GA |
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | TX |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Michael C. Burgess | Republican | TX |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Michael T. McCaul | Republican | TX |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | MI |
| Paul A. Gosar | Republican | AZ |
| Paul C. Broun | Republican | GA |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Sam Graves | Republican | MO |
| Scott DesJarlais | Republican | TN |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Tim Murphy | Republican | PA |
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
see next page CARES Act, H.R. 1955 and S. 1054 - providing health insurance for children with congenital and medical deformities Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, H.R. 5 - to ensure medical liability reform and repeal the IPAB Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, S. 668 - IPAB repeal The Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 - to combat false advertising H.R. 816 - to ensure PPACA does not create new causes of action Breast Cancer Patient Education Act, H.R. 5937 - to direct the Secretary of HHS to develop a campaign directed toward educating women on their post-cancer reconstruction options Electronic Health Records - EHR Improvements Act Essential Health Benefits H.R. 6575 - to improve the RAC program Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) reform H.R. 6142, which extends Medicare physician payment rates for 1 year
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Physician Payment/SGR; quality reporting and physician quality measures; ACOs, H.R. 816, the Provider Shield Act of 2011 to protect from new causes of action in PPACA; S. 668, the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act to repeal IPAB; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act, to ensure medical liability reform and to repeal the IPAB, H.R. 1700 to allow physicians to privately contract, Budget Control Act; H.R. 6142, which extends Medicare physician payment rates for 1 year
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 5); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (H.R. 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 5); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (H.R. 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 5); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (H.R. 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 5); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (H.R. 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to medical malpractice reform; entire bills of the following: H.R.816, the Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.5 (H.RES.591, H.RES.596, H.R.3682, H.R.5652, S.12, S.218, S.1099), Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to healthcare; entire bills of the following: H.R.816, the Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.5 (H.RES.591, H.RES.596, H.R.3682, H.R.5652, S.12, S.218, S.1099), Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R. 816, Provider Shield Act (entire bill) H.R. 1873/ S. 987, Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill) S. 890, Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act (entire bill) H.R. 966/ S. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (entire bill) H.R. 592/ S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 5/ S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (entire bill) H.R.3586, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 (entire bill) S.1652, Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 (entire bill) H.R. 4369/ S. 3076, H.R. 4369: Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012 (entire bill)
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 8- American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.436-Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.969- Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1004-Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R. 1063-Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 H.R. 1206- Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.2903-Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511- Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.4124-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5842-Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R.5858-Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 6079-Repeal of Obama Care Act H.R. 6142-Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 H.R. 6562-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 6672- Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 6719- Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $695,377 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: $695,377 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Support: S. 533, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011, and House companion bill, HR 966; S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, and House companion bill HR 5; HR 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011; and HR 4369, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012. Oppose: S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011; and S. 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Torts
Support: S. 533, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011, and House companion bill, HR 966; S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, and House companion bill HR 5; HR 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011; and HR 4369, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012. Oppose: S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011; and S. 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Torts
H.R. 816, Provider Shield Act (entire bill) H.R. 1873/ S. 987, Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill) S. 890, Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act (entire bill) H.R. 966/ S. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (entire bill) H.R. 592/ S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 5/ S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (entire bill) H.R.3586, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 (entire bill) S.1652, Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 (entire bill) H.R. 4369/ S. 3076, H.R. 4369: Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012 (entire bill)
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.436-Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.969- Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1004-Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R. 1063-Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 H.R. 1206- Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.2903-Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511- Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.4124-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5842-Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R.5858-Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 6079-Repeal of Obama Care Act H.R. 6142-Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $433,244 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Torts
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: $433,244 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Healthcare Bureaucrats Elimination Act (S. 668) HEALTH Act (S.1099) Provider Shield Act (H.R. 816) Medicare Patient Empowerment Act (S.1042/H.R. 1700) Delay the Implementation of the Value-Based Payment Modifier Medicare Physician Payment Reform Sequestration Cuts Atrial Fibrillation Resolution- H.Res. 295
Client expense: $46,445 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 5); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (H.R. 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Torts
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 5); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (H.R. 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Torts
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 5); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (H.R. 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (H.R. 5); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (H.R. 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Torts
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to medical malpractice reform; entire bills of the following: H.R.816, the Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.5 (H.RES.591, H.RES.596, H.R.3682, H.R.5652, S.12, S.218, S.1099), Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to healthcare; entire bills of the following: H.R.816, the Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.5 (H.RES.591, H.RES.596, H.R.3682, H.R.5652, S.12, S.218, S.1099), Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Torts
Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (regarding medical liability), H.R. 5, Title I (regarding protection from medical liability lawsuits for medical volunteers) and Title V (regarding liability for good Samaritans); The Provider Shield Act (regarding standards of care in medical liability lawsuits), H.R. 816, entire bill; Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (regarding medical liability reform), S. 1099, entire bill; Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act, H.R. 3586 (regarding protection from medical liability lawsuits for medical volunteers), entire bill
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
see next page CARES Act, H.R. 1955 and S. 1054 - providing health insurance coverage for children with congenital and medical deformities Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, H.R. 5 - to ensure medical liability reform and repeal IPAB Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, S. 668 - IPAB Repeal The Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 - to combat false advertising H.R. 816 - to ensure PPACA does not create new causes of action Breast Cancer Patient Education Act, H.R. 5937 - to direct the Secretary of HHS to develop a campaign directed toward educating woman on their post-cancer reconstruction options Electronic Health Records
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Physician Payment/SGR; quality reporting and physician quality measures; ACOs; H.R. 816, the Provider Shiled Act of 2011 to protect from new causes of action in PPACA; S. 668, the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act to repeal IPAB; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act, to ensure medical liability reform and to repeal the IPAB; H.R. 1700 to allow physicians to privately contract, Budget Control Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Torts
Support: S. 533, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011, and House companion bill, HR 966; S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, and House companion bill HR 5; HR 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011; and HR 4369, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012. Oppose: S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011; and S. 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R. 816, Provider Shield Act (entire bill) H.R. 1873/ S. 987, Arbitration Fairness Act (entire bill) S. 890, Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act (entire bill) H.R. 966/ S. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (entire bill) H.R. 592/ S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act (entire bill) H.R. 5/ S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (entire bill) H.R.3586, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 (entire bill) S.1652, Consumer Mobile Fairness Act of 2011 (entire bill) H.R. 4369/ S. 3076, H.R. 4369: Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012 (entire bill)
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R. 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 3586, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, all provisions H.R. 5888, Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act, provisions relating to liability Medical Liability Reform
Client expense: $4,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.436-Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.969- Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1004-Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511- Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.4124-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5842-Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R.5858-Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Torts
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.436-Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.969- Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1004-Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511- Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.4124-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5842-Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R.5858-Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability; Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (HR 5, HR 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Torts
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability; Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (HR 5, HR 816); Medicare secondary payor rules (H.R. 1063).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (HR 1003); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (HR 5, HR 816) Medicare secondary paper rules; IPAB repeal legislation (H.R. 452).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Torts
Federal legislation that could impact state laws governing medical professional liability (HR 1003); Medicare and Medicaid payment rules that impact medical professional liability (HR 5, HR 816) Medicare secondary paper rules; IPAB repeal legislation (H.R. 452).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Torts
Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (regarding medical liability), H.R. 5, Title I (regarding protection from medical liability lawsuits for medical volunteers) and Title V (regarding liability for good Samaritans); The Provider Shield Act (regarding standards of care in medical liability lawsuits), H.R. 816, entire bill; Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act (regarding medical liability reform), S. 1099, entire bill; Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act, H.R. 3586 (regarding protection from medical liability lawsuits for medical volunteers), entire bill
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Torts
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to medical malpractice reform; entire bills of the following: H.R.816, the Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.5 (H.RES.591, H.RES.596, H.R.3682, H.R.5652, S.12, S.218, S.1099), Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Monitoring and lobbied issues related to healthcare; entire bills of the following: H.R.816, the Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.5 (H.RES.591, H.RES.596, H.R.3682, H.R.5652, S.12, S.218, S.1099), Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
see next page CARES Act, H.R. 1955 and S. 1054 - providing health insurance coverage for children with congenital medical deformities Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, H.R. 969 - to ensure no health nsurance participation requirement as a condition of licensure HEALTH Act of 2011, H.R. 5 - to ensure medical liability reform and repeal IPAB Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, S. 668 - IPAB Repeal The Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011, H.r. 451 - to combat false advertising H.R. 816 to ensure PPACA does not create new causes of action Keeping IDs Safe Act, H.R. 3475 Appropriations request for the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Breast Cancer Patient Education Act, H.R. 5937 - to direct the Secretary of HHS to develop a campaign directed toward educating women on their post-cancer reconstruction options
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Physician Payment/SGR; quality reporting and physician quality measures; ACOs; H.R. 816, the Provider Shield Act of 2011 to protect from new causes of action in PPACA; S. 668, the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act to repeal IPAB; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act, to ensure medical liability reform and to repeal the IPAB; H.R. 1700 to allow physicians to privately contract
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Torts
Support: S. 533, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011, and House companion bill, HR 966; S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, and House companion bill HR 5; HR 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011; and HR 4369, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012. Oppose: S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011; and S. 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.658-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.969-Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 (7/13/2011) H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511-Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.3630 (P.L. 112-96)-Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.R.3765 (P.L. 112-78)-Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $508,199 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Torts
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896- Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Client expense: $508,199 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011: Medical liability reform H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, which provides medical liability reform H.R. 157, the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011: Medical liability protection for physicians providing EMTALA mandated services H.R. 469, Protections for Student Athletes from Concussions: sports concussion prevention and return to play requirements H.R. 816, Provider Shield Act of 2011: Medical liability reform and protection from expanded legal causes of action in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1409, the Quality Health Care Coalition Act: Ensure patient access to quality health care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers. H.R. 1852, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education H.R.3586, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011: Medical liability protection for volunteer medical professionals during a national disaster S. 958, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act: Support reauthorization of Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education S. 1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011: Medical liability reform No Bill: Prescription Drug User Fee Act No Bill: Medical Device User Fee Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE